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foxmonkey ([personal profile] foxmonkey) wrote2004-02-26 09:11 pm

Schizophrenic - Good Billboard review!

Posted by Jayne at the Board of Doom. From billboard.com

Edited to add: It's also listed here as one of Billboard's three essentials for the week. Go, baby!


JC CHASEZ
Album Title: Schizophrenic
Producer(s): various

Label/Catalog Number: Jive 82876-53724
Release Date: Feb. 24
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: March 06, 2004

JC Chasez could not have called his solo debut anything but "Schizophrenic." Produced by Robb Boldt, Basement Jaxx and Riprock 'n' Alex G, among others, it is wonderfully all over the musical map, from electro and funk to dance/electronic and pop. Throughout, Chasez, who co-wrote every track, keeps his eye on the dancefloor—though a couple ballads ("Dear Goodbye," "Build My World") make their beauty known. Elsewhere, the soulful "She Got Me," the bouncy "Something Special," the Sting-inflected "Everything You Want," the bootylicious "Shake It" and the hypnotic "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" shine incredibly bright. "One Night Stand" and "Come to Me" cleverly reference Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night," respectively. This is adventurous stuff for a Mickey Mouse Club graduate who went on to become a member of 'N Sync.—MP

[identity profile] foxmonkey.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. That's a great one.

Billboard, baby! someone said they have it listed an one of the essential CDs, but I can't find that.

I love these good reviews.

[identity profile] jc4life.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/index.jsp

He's one of the three listed at the top.

[identity profile] foxmonkey.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
He's one of the three listed at the top.

After a lot of clicking I finally found it! I was just coming in to add that...

[identity profile] saturn92103.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
You know...even if it isn't a huge commercial success, I think critical respect means just as much, or more, to JC. It's cool. I like the good reviews from these big publications. Local papers are nice and all but this is Billboard for a reason.

[identity profile] foxmonkey.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
You know...even if it isn't a huge commercial success, I think critical respect means just as much, or more, to JC.

For serious. :-) I'm sure he's thrilled at the great reviews!

One of the things I loved was hearing people in the industry talk about NSync, their work ethic, and how they were always so *professional* about what they did. I don't remember ever seeing anything but praise from other artists - and respect. For JC to get positive industry recognition for an entire album's worth of his music...I can only imagine how he must feel.


Local papers are nice and all but this is Billboard for a reason.

Exactly. :-) I'm so happy for the boy.